Addressing the Delhi Assembly, the prime minister said that he cannot betray the country’s farmers. He urged the Center not to become worse than British and appealed to the government to withdraw these laws.
“What was the rush to get farm laws passed in Parliament during a pandemic? It has happened for the first time that three laws were passed without a vote in Rajya Sabha … I hereby break three agricultural laws in this assembly and appeal to the Center not to become worse than the British, “Kejriwal said.
It also alleged that the laws for electoral financing of the Bjp and not the farmers.
“It hurts me to have to do this. It was not my intention, but I cannot betray the farmers of my country who have been sleeping on the streets in the cold when the temperature is only 2 degrees Celsius,” Kejriwal said while crying. copies of the three laws.
“I am a citizen of this country first, then prime minister. This assembly rejects the three laws and appeals to the central government to meet the demands of farmers,” he added.
Farmer Protests: Live Updates
Kejriwal further said that 20 protesting farmers had died so far and asked the Center when it would wake up. “More than 20 farmers have died during 20 days of protest. On average, a farmer is martyred daily in this movement,” he said.
He also said that the Centers should not be under the impression that farmers will simply return home.
In 1907, a farmers’ protest continued for nine months until the British rulers repealed some laws, he added.
(with contributions from agencies)
.
